flashcards of motivation and hunger.
Flashcards
Motivation Basics
Q: What is motivation?
A: Needs or desires that energize and direct behavior.
Q: Who developed Drive Reduction Theory?
A: Clark Hull.
Q: What is homeostasis?
A: The body's internal state of balance.
Q: What motivates behavior according to incentive theory?
A: External rewards and punishments.
Q: Intrinsic motivation definition?
A: Doing something for its own satisfaction.
Q: Extrinsic motivation definition?
A: Doing something for external rewards.
Q: What is the overjustification effect?
A: External rewards reduce intrinsic motivation.
Arousal and Performance
Q: What does the Yerkes–Dodson Law describe?
A: Optimal performance occurs at moderate arousal.
Maslow
Q: Who created the hierarchy of needs?
A: Abraham Maslow.
Q: Highest level of Maslow's hierarchy?
A: Self-actualization.
Q: First level of Maslow's hierarchy?
A: Physiological needs.
Hunger
Q: What brain area triggers hunger?
A: Lateral hypothalamus.
Q: What brain area signals fullness?
A: Ventromedial hypothalamus.
Q: What hormone regulates glucose uptake?
A: Insulin.
Q: What theory explains body weight regulation?
A: Set point theory.
Achievement Motivation
Q: Who studied achievement motivation?
A: David McClelland.
Q: People high in achievement motivation prefer what tasks?
A: Moderately difficult tasks.
Conflict Types
Q: Two good choices?
A: Approach–approach conflict.
Q: Two bad choices?
A: Avoidance–avoidance conflict.
Q: One choice with pros and cons?
A: Approach–avoidance conflict.